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nuclear bomb (Labor (How (Gun Method (both one ends with half the nuclear…
nuclear bomb
Labor
How
Gun Method
both one ends with half the nuclear charge
one end is shot at the other and the reaction occurs
implosion method
nuclear fuel is shaped into a sphere and surrounded by conventional explosions
who
Leo Szilard
Alber Einstein
history
1895- study of atoms
1915- idea that you could break atoms and create energy
Manhattan project
use in WWII on japan- 250,000 dead
material
uranium or plutonium
conventional explosions
atoms
Bodily
kills thousands of people in seconds
defends nations
enhances the political power of nations
textual
The questionable use against japan as they would soon surrender
videos of the bomb in use scare people
legal
NPT
prohibits the transfer of nuclear material or knowledge amongst countries
but does not limit the creation of nuclear technology
nations not in the NPT (North Korea) do not follow the rules